And they said, This is blood: the kings are surely slain, and they have smitten one another: now therefore, Moab, to the spoil.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsand they said, This is blood; the kings are surely destroyed, and they have smitten each man his fellow: now therefore, Moab, to the spoil.
“This is blood!” they exclaimed. “The kings have clashed swords and slaughtered one another. Now to the plunder, Moab!”
and say, `Blood this is ; the kings have been surely destroyed, and they smite each his neighbour; and now for spoil, Moab!'
And they said, This is blood: the kings are entirely destroyed, and have smitten one another; and now, Moab, to the spoil!
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament2 Kings — Two kingdoms on parallel but diverging arcs. Elisha's ministry; Samaria falls to Assyria in 722 BC; Jerusalem falls to Babylon in 586 BC. Prophets interpose; kings refuse; the exile comes — and closes on a whisper of covenant hope.
- Author
- Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (same as 1 Kings)
- Date
- Events c. 852–560 BC; closing coda places composition in the mid-exile, c. 560 BC